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LIANI The maids left and came back quickly with a few dress options for me. While I loved the idea of being pretty and formal in front of my mate, I hated the process of dressing up. Especially consistently. I wish I was able to just wear jeans, a t-shirt and throw my hair up in a bun and call it a day. But of course, the moon goddess mated me with a prince, and not just any prince but the one that was going to ascend the throne! I ended up picking a nude U-neck dress that had a slit up the leg. My hair was half up, half down with curls falling around my face. Of course, I told them to keep my make-up natural and they did. I had on a pair of natural lashes with a natural skin-like base, a soft pink blush, and a nude lip. I look great if I do say so myself. “We look hot!” Iris says happily. “Yes, we do.” I say giving myself a once over one last time and turning in the mirror just a bit to ensure that my ass looks good. It does. It does. The maids usher me to the dining hall and a
LIANI Okay, maybe I was causing a scene or probably taking it too far. However, nothing I said was a lie. She did disrespect me and call me out my name, and she did tell me to stay away from Auburon. But, I wasn’t done yet. Bradcliff or whatever his name was tries to cut me off as soon as he sees that I’m about to open my mouth and say more. “I’m pretty sure there was a misunderstanding,” says Bradcliff. “Oh, but there wasn’t a misunderstanding, because when I told your daughter that Auburon was my mate she said and I quote ‘Auburon could NEVER take a mate… like ME.’ Isn't that right?” I say looking at the girl who looks like she’s fuming. I’m sure if looks could kill I would be dead right now. Gasps were heard all around the table. My mother and Auburon were furious. I grabbed my mom’s hand and said “It’s okay mama,” through the mind link. I know the way my mother views the mate bond. She believes it’s a gift from the moon goddess, so for this woman to say that he wouldn’t ta
LIANI “Mmm,” I say placing my arms above my head trying to stretch when I feel my arm make contact with a strong wall. Except it wasn’t a wall. I took one inhale and knew it was my mate. So instead of opening my eyes, I took my hand and felt him. Starting at his face, I slowly dragged my hand down and when I got to his lips I felt him smile. I still made my way down and felt his rock-hard body and wanted to take my time feeling his chest and stomach. I was going to keep going down but got interrupted when he said “Oh, is my mate, awake?” I can hear the humor in his voice and couldn’t help but open my eyes ever so slightly and smile at him. “Maaayyybeee,” I say playfully. He looks at me and smiles. “It’s so hot in here!” I say. I looked down at my body to see that I was still fully clothed. A part of me was grateful but the other part of me and Iris wished he would have undressed us to see what he will be working with moving forward. “I’ll go run you a shower,” he says before pla
LIANI I pant heavily as he kisses between my lips once more, before standing up and licking his fingers. Shit, I was getting aroused all over again. I sit up slightly with my elbows being my support in the bed. He smiles at me slyly and I couldn’t help but blush. “You tasted so good, mate,” he says slowly and seductively as his eyes flash red. “Is that so?” I say as I sit up. “Mhmm!” He says as he throws himself on top of me to kiss me so that I can taste myself. I savor it just because it’s coming from his tongue. The mate bond is really doing something to me. “Mmm,” I say in reply as I melt into the kiss. He smiles against my mouth and I couldn’t help but smile back. He then gets off me and I pout as he walks away from me and into the bathroom. It’s only a second before he comes back and I’m excited that he’s still naked from our first shower. I watch him as he stalks closer to me then scoops me up bridal style like I weigh nothing. I say nothing as I cradle into his n
AUBURON I freeze as I watch Liani rush over to my father. I can’t believe this is happening again. Carro whines in my head at the sight of our father. I can feel the anger brewing inside of me, as everyone zips past me in a hurry. I didn’t even realize Liani’s mom had come in. “Auburon!” “Auburon!!” “AUBURON!” Liani roars shaking me out of my thoughts. “Hmm?” I reply, trying to grasp everything that’s going on. I feel like I’m in one of those movies where something happens to the main character and everything is just a blur. “I need you to help move your dad to the circle we made on the floor,” she says. I look to my left and see that there is a circle made of salt and candles on the floor with a huge symbol in the middle. I also see four mirrors around the circle. Two on the sides, one on top, and one on the bottom. I snap out of it completely and rush over to the bed where I see my mother, Liani, and Maya all trying to carry my humongous father to the floor. “Watch out!” I
AUBURON “Lay down,” she says. So, I do. I lay face down on my stomach while resting my head on my arms. It feels weird but nice to lay bare on the bed with my mate. She climbs on top of me and feeling her naked body against mine is sending me and Carro into a frenzy. She begins to pour the oil on my body and I ask “What is this?” “Lavender oil, it’ll help you relax and ease into sleep.” She says as she begins to rub the oil into my back, arms, and shoulders. The way she’s touching me is so delicate yet it feels amazing. Her touch ignites tingles in my skin and I can’t help but relax under the softness of her touch. She massages a little harder, rubbing out any tough spots on my back, and takes one hand and slips it up my neck, massaging deeply there too. She even grabs the base of my hairline at the back of my head and pulls gently. I groan. She chuckles. “Where’d you learn to do this?” I ask. “I guess, it’s second nature,” she says teasingly. “Does this feel nice?” She
JACOBY I stand there still oblivious to what she could mean. I must have a stupid expression on my face as she looks at me again and laughs. After a minute she turns and looks back toward the stream of water below us. “When Kaya attacked you, that was never supposed to happen. With Liani being the chosen one, I intervened. After all, you have such a vital role in this as well. Everyone thinks you are buried at the cemetery when in fact I had a couple of witches preserve your body. I wanted to wait till the time is right, but you’re mate is smart. She suspects that you are still tethered to the Earth,” she says smiling. “Maya knew about this?” I ask. “No, but she definitely knows that you haven’t officially crossed over. Why do you think you didn’t know who Liani’s mate was or the fact that she was the one? Once you crossed over, you would have known all of that. Maya knew that but couldn’t understand why,” she says. “So, my body being preserved? What does that mean?” I ask. “W
LIANI There’s no way we can meet them tomorrow, I mean we just got the letter today. I thought to myself. I hear my grandmother sigh and we all look at her. “This is so Shannara, she wants to catch you guys off guard, so you have no time to prepare for the meeting,” she says. I look over at my mom and see the fear etched into her face. This alone makes me nervous because I know my mother is a badass, even when she didn’t have her magic, she would go toe-to-toe with some of the pack’s strongest warriors. “Well, tell her we say No,” says Auburon. “You can’t just tell her no! It’ll give her a reason to attack, especially if she feels disrespected. Shannara is egotistical, we don’t want to bruise her ego right away,” my Grandmother says. “Well we have to figure something out!” says the Queen. We all watch as she goes back to pacing around the room. The room fell silent until the King and I locked eyes. “What do you think we should do Liani?” he asks me. I wanted to scream that I do